Wearing the Duke's Mansion, he was scrambling to save his life

Chapter 18: Pretend to be dead

The girl was followed by several maids, running breathlessly.

The little parrot whispered: "Princess Chaoyang!"

Qiao Xiaoxi said with a smile: "Brother Parrot, you are a know-it-all of the nobility, you know everyone!"

The little parrot said proudly: "What's the matter, parrot? I'm the parrot who has seen the young master and ninety-nine wives die. What kind of people haven't I seen?"

Qiao Xiaoxi nodded: "I'm sure you'll be friends with Baxi!"

"What does Baxi mean?"

"It's nothing, some people like to call me sister."

"Sister Xixi sounds better. I will call you Sister Xixi."

"Okay, as long as you like it!"

Suddenly, another person came in from outside the courtyard, smiling, and followed Princess Chaoyang and spoke.

"Sister Chaoyang, wait for me."

Behind him, there were seven or eight guards with swords.

The little parrot said: "This is the wise prince, the emperor's most beloved son."

Sure enough, the people present included Princess Anping, Princess Chaoyang, and Zhao Wudi.

The others all knelt down and bowed to the wise king.

The wise king asked everyone to stand up and exempted them from formalities.

Zhao Wudi bowed to the wise king with a cold face.

The virtuous king waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, cousin!"

When Zhao Wudi stepped aside, his eyes happened to pass over the lotus pond.

I saw Qiao Xiaoxi standing on the horizontal pillar of the pavilion, holding the vertical pillar with her hands, with a parrot standing on her shoulder, and two girls following beside her, craning their necks, watching the fun with smiles on their faces.

The corners of Zhao Wudi's mouth twitched, and then his icy face returned immediately!

Qiao Xiaoxi looked at the wise king with a smile.

He smiled at the little parrot and said, "The wise king is a handsome man. Don't say it, a handsome man who loves to laugh is a delight to the eyes!"

Zuo Gongming, the Minister of the Dali Temple, walked up to the virtuous king and reported: "The body is gone!"

Mrs. Qiao took the opportunity to cry: "Poor Xier, she died without even a body..."

Princess Anping said to Madam Qiao: "Madam Qiao, please accept my condolences. The dead cannot be brought back to life. You and Mr. Qiao, you two should work out how much compensation to pay!"

When Mrs. Qiao heard about the compensation, she stopped crying and sobbed, "Xixi is the apple of my eye!"

Princess Anping said: "Ten thousand taels of silver."

Mrs. Qiao cried: "My dearest love!"

Princess Anping said: "30,000 taels of silver."

Qiao Xiaoxi heard the price negotiation!

Ask the parrot: "Sister, are you going to die now? It's better to die. It's easier to escape when you die."

The parrot said: "If you want to escape, I will take you there. Every time at this time, the Duke's Mansion is the most relaxed."

After hearing this, Qiao Xiaoxi thought to herself, if I don't escape now, when will I escape? Let's go.

Taking the two girls with them, following the parrot's instructions, they quietly crossed the lotus pond.

Walk slowly towards the gate along the courtyard wall on the south side of the pond.

I heard Zhao Wudi say loudly: "Pay compensation of 200,000 taels of silver."

I heard Mrs. Qiao crying and saying, "Rest in peace, my daughter!"

Oh my! This cry sounds like the joy of a deal being done.

Qiao Xiaoxi was also very happy. Mrs. Qiao got the money and her sister got her life.

As he stepped out of the courtyard, he thought happily, the mansion is as deep as the ocean, I can go out and do whatever I want.

Just as he was about to take another step, he heard the parrot yell, "Game over!"

As he spoke, the parrot flew away!

Before Qiao Xiaoxi could ask, someone grabbed the collar from the back of her neck and pulled her back.

Ding Keyun felt sorry for him and both of them knelt down with a plop.

She cried and cried, "Miss, Miss!"

The crying attracted people in the yard to watch.

Mr. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao shouted: "This is a corpse!"

The virtuous king rushed over and Zhao Wudi let go.

Qiao Xiaoxi then turned around to see who was pulling her neck.

Just happened to meet Zhao Wudi's icy face.

Qiao Xiaoxi immediately put on a big smile and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't die. I disappoint you!"

Mrs. Qiao was still shouting: "It's a corpse! It's a corpse!"

Qiao Xiaoxi turned around and saw the virtuous king's sunny face, and her heart was filled with joy.

With a smile as beautiful as a flower, we bow to the wise king and flatter whoever has a higher rank!

We need to improve our impression of this wise king.